John lintner



emergent @wat @time JOHN LINTNER, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 103,629, dated May 31, 1870. i

IMPRovnMENT HIN ASTENINGS Fon GATES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame I, JOHN LINTNER, of Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and Stateof Indiana, haveI invented certain Improvements in Gate-Fastenings, ofwhich the foilowing is a specification.

Nature and Objects of the Invention.

My invention consists in a suitably-constructed metal hook, that isloosely pivoted to the post against whichrthe gate shuts, in such amanner that the stile of thegate will, as it is suddenly closed by hand,or by any of the devices in'common use for that purpose, strike the hookand. instant-ly revolve it to engage with the stile, the object being toconstruct a` fastening that is not liable to be unfastened by stock andwhich will both secure the gate before it cau rebound, and so that itwill not be liable tlrattle.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing.

Figures 1 and 2 are vertical transverse sections tirou-gh the gate,taken just inside the stile of the gate, fig. 1 showing the hook inposition to hold. the gate closed, and fig. 2 showingthe hook inposition to be revolved by the gate as it is closed'.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the post and gatestile.

General Description.

A is the gate-post, and

B, the stile of the gate.

C is the revolving hook that secures the gate when closed.

shown, and the stile notched to correspond, but it must be pivoted inthe same position.

This hook may also be applied to the rear-end gate-s of express anddelivery-wagons, and to other similaipurposes, in the same manner, theparticular point being to pivot the hook in such relation to Athe gatethat it will be revolved by the gate as it is shut.

Claim.

lhe arrangement of the hook C, pivotcd to the post A, just abovethe topof the gate-stile, in such posit-ion that the latter will strike thehook below the pivoted point as theA gate is closing, and throw it overinto a notch in the front edge of the stile, substantially as set forth.

JOHN LINTNER.

lvitnesses:

G. A. SKINNER, O. F. MAYHEW.

